ČSD Class 477.0

ČSD Class 477.0 is the last type of steam locomotive made by ČKD for Czechoslovak State Railways. In total 60 tank locomotives with axle arrangement 2′D′ 2′ (4-8-4) were produced in 1951-1952 and 1955.[1] It was a tank locomotive development of the ČSD Class 475.0 locomotive.

ČSD Class 477.0
477.043 in Railway Museum Lužná u Rakovníka
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderČKD[1]
Build date1951-1952 (38), 1955 (22)[1]
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-8-4T[2]
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
CylindersThree[1]
Career
OperatorsČSD[1]
Numbers477.001–477.060[1]

Three are preserved, as of 2018 two of them were still operational (013 and 043).[3][4][5]

References
  1. Malec, Miroslav; Martinek, Michal (1984). Naše lokomotivy (in Czech). Praha: Albatros. p. 80.
  2. Railway World No. 393 (February 1973)
  3. Výhrevna Vrútky, Železnica pre deti 2018, 5 June 2018, with photos of 477.013
  4. České dráhy, Železničář, 11 April 2019, page 4, mentions 477.043 pulled a train with hundreds of passengers in March 2019
  5. Annual report of Národní technické muzeum for calendar year 2009, mentions 477.060 was on display in Augsburg Railway Park
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